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Bill Miller's Legg Mason Value Trust Fund Shows Why Active Investing Doesn't Work

Following the fortune of guru Bill Miller's fund tells a lot about the stock market. Even the best performances over many years are as most likely [...] read more »
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Venture Capital Meetings Guide: 8 Tips

VC funding might be tough to get right now, but it's out there. Here are a few tips for being part of successful VC meetings. read more »
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Pay-by-the-Mile Auto Insurance: Good for Your Wallet and the Environment

Since I don't drive much, I like the idea of auto insurance that's usage based. This is known as pay-by-the-mile or pay-as-you-drive insurance. Inc[...] read more »
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Wall Street Journal offers Confidential info on its subscribers to everyone

Surprising article on how poorly WSJ secures personal information on their subscribers. The poster states that if you call to ask about your subscri[...] read more »
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Fed funds rate to 0.25%. Economy looking like Japan in 1990

Dicussion of the likely move towards a funds rate of 0. and what this will do to the economy read more »
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Hard And Soft Credit Inquiries, And How One Hurts Your Credit Score

Did you know that when a company checks out your credit report, it can damage your credit score temporarily?[...] read more »
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Selecting a Lake House as a Vacation Home

Buying a vacation home can bring tangible and intangible benefits. read more »
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Fed puruses quantitative easing- but consumers may not respond

Discussion of Fed's latest move, and the problems that may prevent these moves from working read more »
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How Are MacBooks Better Than Windows Laptops?

MacBooks intrigue me enough that I want to buy one. However, I have been a Windows person my entire life and I’ve never owned one of Apple’s laptops[...] read more »
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Desperate Times, Desperate Measures: CNBC's Bill Griffeth Gets A Facelift

CNBC hosts resorting to plastic surgery to look younger.
Since when do we need our financial news from people who are too young to have any perspec[...] read more »
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Deflated: Is the Air Leaking Out of Our Balloon?

Deflation is the word of the minute despite the fact that the inflation rate in the United States hit a staggering high this summer, hitting over 5% [...] read more »
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Obama's infrastructure plan is great- Here is how to pay for it.

European inspired plan to raise the money to pay for Obama's infrastructure plan. read more »
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Great New York City housing collapse is now underway

Seems like the New York real estate market is finally starting to crack. read more »
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Autos, Airplanes, and Absolute Idiots

Very funny and article on why the "Big 3" need to be put out to pasture. read more »
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Dow Jones Crash Comparison - Great Depression and Today

Today, as I watched the Dow sink below 8,000, I wondered how the sell-off of the last six months compares to the sell-off during the Great Depression[...] read more »
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